Package welcome, more to help
Package welcome, more to help
The Government’s Covid-19 financial help package was welcomed across the district yesterday.
Laura Smith
Wastenet talks on tomorrow
Wastenet talks on tomorrow
The three councils that make up the joint WasteNet venture are expected to declare their position on the region’s controversial recycling contract tomorrow.
Private and public services to be held
Private and public services to be held
Two remembrance services are to be held in Invercargill tomorrow to mark the anniversary of last year’s terror attacks, but only one is open to the public.
50-year celebration of lake campaign
50-year celebration of lake campaign
Camaraderie between guardians and allies was evident at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Save Manapouri Campaign yesterday.
Save Manapouri marks 50 years
Save Manapouri marks 50 years
It has been 50 years since the Save Manapouri Campaign succeeded in preventing what would have been a severe environmental impact on the Fiordland National Park. Laura Smith touched base...
Cost for biodiversity
Cost for biodiversity
A government proposal to protect native species could cost Southland district residents $9 million - and that would fund just one stage.
Whitebaiting response asked for
Whitebaiting response asked for
With the deadline for submissions on proposed changes to the whitebait fishery looming, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is urging people to have their say while they have the opportunity.
Labour selects MP Craig to stand again this year
Labour selects MP Craig to stand again this year
Labour Party MP Liz Craig has been selected by the party to contest the Invercargill electorate at the 2020 general election.
Effects of climate change explained
Effects of climate change explained
Southlanders affected by the recent severe weather have experienced first-hand the intensifying effects of climate change, a leading climate scientist says.
Trolley racing family pastime
Trolley racing family pastime
Jesse Leigh gets a thrill from racing down a hill in his trolley — so much so his family travelled to Invercargill from Christchurch to attend the South Alive Trolley Derby yesterday.
Cochrane refuses to quit council
Cochrane refuses to quit council
With less than an hour until the council-imposed resignation deadline passed, Ken Cochrane yesterday expressed his intention to remain as a Southland Fish & Game councillor.
Refusal to resign over comments
'Chick scientists' councillor refuses to resign
A Southland Fish and Game councillor has refused to resign his post after the move was requested following ‘'sexist'’ comments he made at a meeting last week.
Wasp season only now starting: exterminator
Wasp season only now starting: exterminator
Flurries of black and yellow pests can be seen on Southland properties as the wasp season starts.
Sustainable methods net seafood award nominations
Sustainable methods net seafood award nominations
Several southern sustainability leaders have been announced as finalists in the Seafood Sustainability Awards.
Call for resignation over 'chick scientists' comment
Call for resignation over 'chick scientists' comment
The Southland Fish & Game councillor who made "patronising, sexist remarks" at a public meeting has been has been asked to resign by his colleagues.
Call to quit over 'sexist' comments
Call for resignation after 'chick scientist' comments
A Southland Fish & Game councillor is facing calls for his resignation over "sexist" comments he made at a recent public meeting.
Fallout from whitebait comment ‘fake news’
Fallout from whitebait comment ‘fake news’
Fallout from the "misogynistic" comments a Southland Fish and Game councillor made have been called "fake news" by a fellow whitebait ally.
Mixed views over Otara mataitai proposal
Mixed views over Otara mataitai proposal
A public meeting was held in Bluff on Thursday night for the community to learn about a proposed Otara mataitai reserve.
Waste changes, rates increase in the wind
Waste changes, rates increase in the wind
A big change to the way Invercargill City Council deals with the city’s waste could be on the horizon — with a possible increase to ratepayers.
Pub to be charity hospital
Pub to be charity hospital
An Invercargill pub will be transformed into Southland’s new charity hospital.